# Countdown & Count Up Timer vs Christmas Countdown day 2025

The clearest difference is rating: Countdown & Count Up Timer at 4.7 against Christmas Countdown day 2025's 4.1. Countdown & Count Up Timer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months). Christmas Countdown day 2025's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Christmas Countdown day 2025 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Countdown & Count Up Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Countdown & Count Up Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Countdown & Count Up Timer has 2.3K ratings behind it against 145, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Countdown & Count Up Timer's written reviews are positive against 60% of Christmas Countdown day 2025's.

Countdown & Count Up Timer ships an update every 10 days, Christmas Countdown day 2025 every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Countdown & Count Up Timer | Christmas Countdown day 2025 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.7 (2.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-and-count-up-timer/id919998681/reviews)** | [4.1 (145 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-day-2025/id1058455664/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **2.3K** | 145 |
| Positive reviews | **63.1% of reviews** | 60.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 41 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yoji Shimobayashi](https://appshunter.io/developer/919998680) | [Aamir Elahi](https://appshunter.io/developer/975019159) |

## What reviewers say

### Countdown & Count Up Timer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-and-count-up-timer/id919998681)

Easily track important dates with customizable countdowns and count-ups. Never miss an anniversary, event, or milestone with home screen widgets and timely notifications. Personalize your tracking with custom backgrounds and text.

**Highlights:** Unlimited event tracking, Home and lock screen widgets, Customizable notifications, iCloud backup and restore, Precise moment tracking, Custom backgrounds and text, Social sharing

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Unlimited counters
- 💡 Customizable backgrounds
- ⭐ Great app overall

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Widget issues
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🔄 Inconsistent updates
- 🔍 Limited customization options

**Reported bugs**

- Countdown display issues after updates
- App crashes when trying to access settings
- Widget functionality not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Ability to exclude weekends from countdowns
- Option to pause/resume countdowns
- Customizable notification settings for each event
- Sync across devices


### Christmas Countdown day 2025

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-day-2025/id1058455664)

Track the exact time remaining until Christmas and New Year's Day. Offers multiple countdown modes, including days, hours, minutes, and seconds, with convenient widget display. Includes iMessage stickers for festive communication.

**Highlights:** Countdown to Christmas 2025, Countdown to New Year, Days, hours, minutes, seconds tracking, Multiple time modes (weeks, nights, etc.), Notification widget, Unlimited countdown creation, iMessage stickers

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove ads | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 😍 Makes Christmas more exciting
- 👍 Very accurate countdown (to seconds)
- ✨ Clever and impressive functionality
- 🎅🏼 Fun for Christmas obsession
- 🎄 Uplifting and positive feelings

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Ads pop up frequently
- ⚠️ Ads appear even after paying to remove
- 😵 Annoying and overwhelming ads
- 🐌 Laggy performance
- 🎶 Loud Christmas music notifications

**Reported bugs**

- Notification shows countdown for wrong year (2019, 2015)
- Lag is insanely bad
- Countdown is wrong (counting up, not accurate)
- App cycles back to original incorrect time
- Ads don't disappear after paying to remove them

**Requested features**

- Update countdown year (e.g., from 2019 to 2022)
- Fix notification issues (e.g., loud music, wrong year)


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Countdown & Count Up Timer free?

Countdown & Count Up Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Christmas Countdown day 2025 free?

Christmas Countdown day 2025 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Countdown & Count Up Timer or Christmas Countdown day 2025?

Countdown & Count Up Timer is rated higher. Countdown & Count Up Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Christmas Countdown day 2025 averages 4.1 from 145 ratings.

### Do Countdown & Count Up Timer or Christmas Countdown day 2025 have ads?

Both Countdown & Count Up Timer and Christmas Countdown day 2025 show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Countdown & Count Up Timer or Christmas Countdown day 2025?

Countdown & Count Up Timer ships an update every 10 days, and Christmas Countdown day 2025 every 10 months. Most recently, Countdown & Count Up Timer was updated on September 26, 2026 and Christmas Countdown day 2025 on September 25, 2026.

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